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1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup

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title1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
leagueFIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
sportBasketball
finalsFinals
finals_link1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Finals
finals_champITA Simmenthal Milano
finals_runner-upYUG Crvena zvezda
seasonslistnamesFIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
prevseason_link1970–71 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
prevseason_year1970–71
nextseason_year1972–73
nextseason_link1972–73 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup

| finals_runner-up = YUG Crvena zvezda The 1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the sixth edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 4 November 1971, to 21 March 1972. It was contested by 21 teams, five less than in the previous edition, and it marked a reform in the competition's format; a 6-team group stage was introduced, replacing the quarterfinals.

Defending champion, Simmenthal Milano, defeated Crvena zvezda in the final, which returned to a single game format, to win their second trophy, becoming the first team to successfully defend its title. It was the third title in a row for an Italian League team. This season's FIBA European Champions Cup final, also featured Italian and Yugoslav League teams, with the same outcome.

Participants

CountryTeamsClubs
ITA Italy2Fides Napoli
ALB Albania1Partizani Tirana
AUT Austria1Handelsministerium
BEL Belgium1Racing Bell Mechelen
BUL Bulgaria1Levski-Spartak
TCH Czechoslovakia1Spartak ZJŠ Brno
DEN Denmark1Gladsaxe
ENG England1Sutton & Crystal Palace
FIN Finland1Helsingin Kisa-Toverit
France1Denain Voltaire
GRE Greece1AEK
ISR Israel1Maccabi Haifa
LUX Luxembourg1Arantia Larochette
NED Netherlands1Fiat Stars
POR Portugal1Coimbra
ESP Spain1Juventud Schweppes
SYR Syria1Ghouta
TUR Turkey1Beşiktaş
FRG West Germany1Mainz
YUG Yugoslavia1Crvena zvezda

First round

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*****Partizani Tirana (for political reasons), Ghouta and Blue Stars Amsterdam all withdrew before the first leg, and their rivals received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.

Second round

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;Automatically qualified to the quarter-finals group stage:

  • ITA Simmenthal Milano (title holder)

Quarterfinals

The quarter finals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record.

Top two places in each group advance to semifinals
1st leg2nd legAgg
ITA Fides Napoli – BEL Racing Bell Mechelen97-8277-90
ESP Juventud Schweppes – ITA Fides Napoli83-6966-92
BEL Racing Bell Mechelen – ESP Juventud Schweppes96-7757-77
TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.ITA Fides Napoli2420335321
2.ESP Juventud Schweppes2311303314
3.BEL Racing Bell Mechelen2202325328

Group B

ITA Simmenthal Milano – YUG Crvena zvezda86-6258-84144-146
TeamPldPtsWLPFPAPD
1.YUG Crvena zvezda2420322307
2.ITA Simmenthal Milano2311345279
3.GRE AEK2202296377

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Semifinals

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Final

March 21, Alexandreio Melathron, Thessaloniki |}

1971–72 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champions
ITA
Simmenthal Milano
2nd title

References

References

  1. [http://todor66.com/basketball/Eurocups/Men_CWC_1972.html Results] in todor66.com
  2. [http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1972/03/22/pagina-30/977319/pdf.html Basketball Cup Winner's Cup – Simmenthal is the champion again]. ''[[El Mundo Deportivo]]'', 22 March 1972
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